Chuck Robb

Charles Spittal "Chuck" Robb (26 June 1939-) was Governor of Virginia (D) from 16 January 1982 to 18 January 1986 (succeeding John N. Dalton and preceding Gerald Baliles) and a US Senator from 3 January 1989 to 3 January 2001 (succeeding Paul S. Trible Jr. and preceding George Allen).

Biography
Charles Spittal Robb was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1939, and he grew up in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia. Robb served in the US Marine Corps and at Quantico before becoming a White House social aide, and he married the daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson. He went on to serve a tour of duty in the Vietnam War, and he left the military in 1970 with the rank of Major. From 1978 to 1982, he went on to serve as Lieutenant Governor under John N. Dalton, and he succeeded the governor in 1982, serving until 1986. Robb, a Democrat, was one of the most ideologically centrist governors, and he was known for his fiscal conservatism, social progressivism, and support for national security. In 1988, Robb was elected to the US Senate, serving until 2001. His views on gay rights and abortion led to his defeat in 2000, and he co-chaired the Iraq Intelligence Commission in 2004.